Bacardi will take buy out part of Jay-Z's half of D'Ussé Cognac, resolving a series of lawsuits in which he fought to terminate the partnership entirely.
The majors have been on a signing spree, leaving product managers and marketers overworked.
"This tour is probably the best example of what comes out of hard work and a love of performing," says AEG Presents vp of global touring and talent Debra Rathwell.
Also this week: Santa Anna appoints a GM, American Urban Radio Networks names a Billboard alumnus as chief revenue officer and more.
The organizer of the Washington event says he's already agreed to change the name and was surprised to be sued for trademark infringement by the "multi-billion dollar company."
OCA represents over 50 creative directors, with clients including Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar, Christina Aguilera, Tame Impala and Steve Lacy.
The company ended 2022 with roughly 935 million paid subscriptions across services like Apple TV+ and Apple Music.
Label president David Bither on having scored the most nods in its 59-year history with projects in more than a half-dozen different genres.
Mirroring claims from an FCC commissioner last year, a Democratic Senator stressed TikTok's threat to national security through its data-harvesting practices.
In a new countersuit, Carter accuses three individuals of harassment, defamation and extortion -- and says they enlisted his late brother Aaron Carter in the scheme.






